IT Business Analyst, Actuarial Support

Corebridge Financial•Houston, TX

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

The primary purpose of the job is to provide end-to-end Business Analysis and Project Management services in support of the development of the Actuarial Data Repository (ADR) managed by the Actuarial Information Technology group. The analyst will work closely with actuarial teams for annuity valuation, experience studies, and reinsurance. The Actuarial IT team needs a strong Business Analyst resource to thoroughly understand, analyze, and document stakeholder’s processes and information needs following best practices to help prepare Business Requirement Documentation by working closely with Actuarial Information Technology stakeholders and actuarial business users. The analyst will then create technical specs from the business requirements for the development team and will work with the development team to ensure successful implementation. The project supports the actuarial department’s growing data needs and automation of data intake. Responsibilities will include duties across all phases of the software development lifecycle, including business analysis, project management, documentation, and overseeing and participating in quality assurance testing.

Requirements

3+ years of IT experience, preferably within the financial services sector
Actuarial support experience highly preferred
Annuity knowledge preferred
Familiarity with all phases of the software development life cycle
Experience documenting requirements for large and complex data processing and analysis projects
Strong attention to detail in both work performed and presentation of work products
Experience communicating and interacting with all levels of management in the process of gathering requirements
Experience working in controlled development, testing and production environments
Experience with issue tracking/project planning applications such as JIRA.
Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
Solid work ethic, self-driven with the ability to work with minimal supervision
Experience with coding or writing complex SQL queries preferred
Experience with AXIS, AON and/or other valuation systems a plus
Experience with Project Management/Agile/Scrum a plus
Experience in Data Modeling, Data Warehousing, PL/SQL, Snowflake or ETL processing is a plus

Responsibilities

Provide direct IT support for the Actuarial Business Units
Coordinate the monthly data provisioning processes with the business and support teams
Understand the monthly manual tasks/activities for the Actuarial processes
Perform data analysis on the policy admin systems, databases, excel sheets, and other sources of data required for the various processes
Conduct meetings/interviews with business users and SME`s to gather high level business requirements
Analyze business workflows and create business process flow diagrams
Work with the technical team to find the possibilities for automating the business processes
Create future state process diagram and story boards and present to the business and propose ideas of automation in detail
Outline the dataflow in, out and through all these sub systems and the data exports to the valuation systems
Conduct meetings to plan phases of the project, prioritize activities, and build timelines
Prepare contingency plans, resource assignments, checkpoints and milestones
Create detailed project plans, manage and track by working closely with business users, stakeholders, developers, and testers.
Build credibility, establish rapport, and maintain communication with stakeholders
Create and maintain project documents - Business Requirement document, Functional Requirement Document, Data mapping sheets, Data Definition documents
Maintain continuous alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives, and make recommendations to modify the program to enhance effectiveness toward the business result or strategic intent
Work on ad-hoc data requests necessary for controls, regulatory requests, filings, 10K reporting, etc.
Trouble-shoot issues with data processes and/or data
Create audit checklists based on SOX rules and regulations
Present periodic dashboard reports on the current program, future opportunities and issues
Perform quality assurance and coordinate with other testers during development, unit and QA testing to assure consistency with business requirements
Create tasks (development, QA, ad-hoc, etc.) and assign them to respective teams/resources
Work with business users to prepare and execute test cases
Work to bridge gap between the actuarial business users and the policy admin system subject matter experts
Coordinate with the developers (on and offshore) on implementation and unit testing
Participate in internal and external quality audit sessions

Benefits

Health and Wellness: We offer a range of medical, dental and vision insurance plans, as well as mental health support and wellness initiatives to promote overall well-being.
Retirement Savings: We offer retirement benefits options, which vary by location. In the U.S., our competitive 401(k) Plan offers a generous dollar-for-dollar Company matching contribution of up to 6% of eligible pay and a Company contribution equal to 3% of eligible pay (subject to annual IRS limits and Plan terms). These Company contributions vest immediately.
Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counseling services and resources are available to all employees.
Matching charitable donations: Corebridge matches donations to tax-exempt organizations 1:1, up to $5,000.
Volunteer Time Off: Employees may use up to 16 volunteer hours annually to support activities that enhance and serve communities where employees live and work.
Paid Time Off: Eligible employees start off with at least 24 Paid Time Off (PTO) days so they can take time off for themselves and their families when they need it.

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